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--- a/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-ref.txt
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@ git-update-ref - Update the object name stored in a ref safely
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git update-ref' [-m <reason>] [--no-deref] (-d <ref> [<oldvalue>] | [--create-reflog] <ref> <newvalue> [<oldvalue>] | --stdin [-z])
+'git update-ref' [-m <reason>] [--no-deref] (-d <ref> [<old-oid>] | [--create-reflog] <ref> <new-oid> [<old-oid>] | --stdin [-z])
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-Given two arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>, possibly
+Given two arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>, possibly
dereferencing the symbolic refs. E.g. `git update-ref HEAD
-<newvalue>` updates the current branch head to the new object.
+<new-oid>` updates the current branch head to the new object.
-Given three arguments, stores the <newvalue> in the <ref>,
+Given three arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>,
possibly dereferencing the symbolic refs, after verifying that
-the current value of the <ref> matches <oldvalue>.
-E.g. `git update-ref refs/heads/master <newvalue> <oldvalue>`
-updates the master branch head to <newvalue> only if its current
-value is <oldvalue>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string
-as <oldvalue> to make sure that the ref you are creating does
+the current value of the <ref> matches <old-oid>.
+E.g. `git update-ref refs/heads/master <new-oid> <old-oid>`
+updates the master branch head to <new-oid> only if its current
+value is <old-oid>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string
+as <old-oid> to make sure that the ref you are creating does
not exist.
It also allows a "ref" file to be a symbolic pointer to another
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ ref symlink to some other tree, if you have copied a whole
archive by creating a symlink tree).
With `-d` flag, it deletes the named <ref> after verifying it
-still contains <oldvalue>.
+still contains <old-oid>.
With `--stdin`, update-ref reads instructions from standard input and
performs all modifications together. Specify commands of the form:
- update SP <ref> SP <newvalue> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
- create SP <ref> SP <newvalue> LF
- delete SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
- verify SP <ref> [SP <oldvalue>] LF
+ update SP <ref> SP <new-oid> [SP <old-oid>] LF
+ create SP <ref> SP <new-oid> LF
+ delete SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
+ verify SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
option SP <opt> LF
start LF
prepare LF
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ specify a missing value, omit the value and its preceding SP entirely.
Alternatively, use `-z` to specify in NUL-terminated format, without
quoting:
- update SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
- create SP <ref> NUL <newvalue> NUL
- delete SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
- verify SP <ref> NUL [<oldvalue>] NUL
+ update SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
+ create SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL
+ delete SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
+ verify SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
option SP <opt> NUL
start NUL
prepare NUL
@@ -100,22 +100,22 @@ recognizes as an object name. Commands in any other format or a
repeated <ref> produce an error. Command meanings are:
update::
- Set <ref> to <newvalue> after verifying <oldvalue>, if given.
- Specify a zero <newvalue> to ensure the ref does not exist
- after the update and/or a zero <oldvalue> to make sure the
+ Set <ref> to <new-oid> after verifying <old-oid>, if given.
+ Specify a zero <new-oid> to ensure the ref does not exist
+ after the update and/or a zero <old-oid> to make sure the
ref does not exist before the update.
create::
- Create <ref> with <newvalue> after verifying it does not
- exist. The given <newvalue> may not be zero.
+ Create <ref> with <new-oid> after verifying it does not
+ exist. The given <new-oid> may not be zero.
delete::
- Delete <ref> after verifying it exists with <oldvalue>, if
- given. If given, <oldvalue> may not be zero.
+ Delete <ref> after verifying it exists with <old-oid>, if
+ given. If given, <old-oid> may not be zero.
verify::
- Verify <ref> against <oldvalue> but do not change it. If
- <oldvalue> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist.
+ Verify <ref> against <old-oid> but do not change it. If
+ <old-oid> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist.
option::
Modify the behavior of the next command naming a <ref>.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ abort::
Abort the transaction, releasing all locks if the transaction is in
prepared state.
-If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <oldvalue>s
+If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <old-oid>s
simultaneously, all modifications are performed. Otherwise, no
modifications are performed. Note that while each individual
<ref> is updated or deleted atomically, a concurrent reader may
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ formatted as:
Where "oldsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value previously
stored in <ref>, "newsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value of
-<newvalue> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address
+<new-oid> and "committer" is the committer's name, email address
and date in the standard Git committer ident format.
Optionally with -m: